China's sweeping claims of sovereignty over the sea have provoked competing claimants
Malaysia, Vietnam, Brunei, Taiwan, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
Non-claimants like USA, India & Japan want the South China Sea to remain as international
waters with freedom of navigation, whereas China want to control this major trade way
.It is a very important sea route with 5 trillion $ in trade, half of global merchant shipping
and 1/2 of world's oil shipment pass through it. The sea also has alleged 11 billion barrels
of untapped oil and 190 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.
On July 12 2016, Judges at Hague tribunal rebuked China's claims over the waters.
But China rejected it outright.
Japan has issued a new defense white paper that identifies the "growing assertiveness"
of China as Japan's most serious challenge. PM Abe has also reiterated his determination
to use parliamentary majority he enjoys to remove from Japan's constitution provisions,
which restrict his ability to deploy or use military force.
In the last decade, China has aggressively worked to upgrade its infrastructure along
the 4057 km Indo-China border. This has been a major concern for India. Chinese army has
even transgressed into Indian Territory on multiple instances, and there have been several standoffs.
US has also long accused China of aggressive espionage & reverse engineering. It has also
claimed china of manipulating it currency, which has hurt US interests.
In this video, Defense Updates looks at HOW JAPAN, INDIA AND US ARE TAKING ON CHINA WITH
MUTUAL COOPERATION?
In Japan, the consensus has been growing that engagement with China is starting to look
like it was a mistake. China is building up military assets that look increasingly like
they are pointed directly at Japan's interests.
Japan has taken some major steps to counter China.
1. Japan's second big helicopter carrier, the Kaga, entered service this year on 22
March, giving the Japan's military greater ability to project power beyond its shores
as it pushes back against China's growing military might.
Maritime Self Defense Force commanders took possession of the 248 metre (813.65 ft) long
vessel at the Japan Marine United shipyard in Yokohama near Tokyo, where it was docked
next to its sister ship the Izumo.
2. Last year in September, Senior Japanese and U.S. government officials joined Lockheed
Martin to celebrate the roll out of the first Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) F-35A
Lightning II, marking a major milestone in Japan's enhanced national defense and strengthening
the future of the U.S-Japan security alliance. Japan is to purchase 42 F-35s under a U.S.
Foreign Military Sales deal.
3. Japan has increased cooperation with India. Japan has offered a price concession of more
than 10% per aircraft from $133 million per aircraft to around $113 million, in government-to-government
deal, of 12 Japanese US-2 i amphibious aircraft for India.
India has been ramping up its military assets in eastern region to counter China.
Here are some of the steps taken:
1. The Indian Air Force activating more and more Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) in Arunachal.
It has made 6 ALG operational in Arunachal apart from the ones in eastern Ladakh, all
with eyes firmly on China. ALGs will provide Indian Air Force with ability
to disperse its fighter in case tensions escalate, and enable it to strike from different positions.
For better logistical accessibility, Indian Air Force has landed the US made huge C-17
Globemaster 3 in these ALGs.
2. The Indian government has given the final go-ahead for the Army to induct and deploy
an advanced version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile to prop up its muscle along
Indo-China border. As you may already know, BrahMos is the world's
fastest cruise missile in operation, and travels at speeds of Mach 2.8 to 3.0.
This BrahMos Block-III variant, can take a steep dive up to 75 degrees. The steep-dive
attack capability enables the missile to target Chinese positions behind mountainous terrain.
3. New Mountain Strike Corps (17 Corps), with Headquarter at West Bengal will be fully raised
by 2021 with 90,274 soldiers. The Mountain Strike Corps has been specially
raised to defend India's border with China. India is buying the 155 mm M 777 artillery
guns at a cost of about 750 million dollars from America's BAE Systems to equip this corp.
4. With Sukhoi-30 M K I fighters already operating from Assam, the Indian Air Force has now finalized
plans for the first 18 Rafales to be stationed in Bengal from late-2019.
US has taken some major strategic steps to counter China: Here are some of these:
1. US and India have signed an important agreement. The Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement
(LEMOA) allows them to use each other's land, air and naval bases for repair and resupply.
The U.S. Navy plans to deploy 60% of its surface ships in the Indo-Pacific in the near future.
Instead of having to build facilities virtually from the ground up, as in Afghanistan and
Iraq, the U.S. now has the benefit of using the tremendous Indian facilities. US have
large number of bases around the world and this will be strategically very helpful for India.
2. US, India and Japan participate in exercise
Malabar The exercise is conducted only about 400 KM from the contested Senkaku Islands.
Scenarios include hunting for Chinese submarines, ships and countering hostile Chinese navy.
The exercise has become a corner stone of US, India and Japan's strategic partnership.
3. US has increased its presence around South China Sea, and will undertake more frequent
Freedom of Navigation Operations (FONOPS) against Chinese maritime claims around its
artificial-island bases in the Spratly and Paracel islands.
4. A Marine Corps F-35B squadron has been transferred from the United States to Marine
Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Japan, marking the first permanent international deployment
of the joint strike fighter. With F-35B, Japanese and US forces will have better capability
to face any Chinese attack.
China's rise, as predicted by many experts is not peaceful.
In recent times, China has been very belligerent in it's posturing. Its activities are far
off from being a responsible nation.
As discussed in the video, 3 major powers are now working towards countering China.
It remains to be seen how the scenarios pan out.
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